Archive - Aporia

Do elites control public opinion?

Three lines of evidence suggest they do.

Jul 25

Are Africans better runners?

A new paper tries to debunk hereditarian claims about African running success, but its arguments aren't convincing.

Jul 24

How real was the Flynn effect?

Did we become more intelligent during the 20th century, or just more accustomed to standardized written tests?

Jul 23

Does the public support embryo selection?

The most interesting articles that came to our attention this week

Jul 22

Evolutionary theories of female gossip

With Tania Reynolds

Jul 21

1:21:54

Are leftists genetically more intelligent?

Two caveats about a recent study.

Jul 17

Conceived in sin: The Founders' view of human nature

The Federalist wrestles with the task of creating a government for a flawed and selfish creature: Man. It eschews revolutionary optimism and embraces a…

Jul 16

Does being a parent make you more socially conservative?

The most interesting articles that came to our attention this week

Jul 15

With Colin Wright

Jul 14

1:15:15

The equalitarian revolution

Wokism lives and dies on the assumption of racial and sexual equality of traits. To defeat it, one has to defeat the equality assumption.

Jul 11

Review of 'Troubled' by Rob Henderson

Standardized tests don’t care about your family wealth, if you behave poorly, or whether you do your homework. They are the ultimate tool of…

Jul 10

North Korea's IQ

It provides an excellent test case for the two main theories concerning group differences in IQ.

Jul 9

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